MEMBER AWARDS
THE MARK JOHNSON MEMBER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Established April 5, 2005, Mark Johnson Member of the Year Award honors the memory of Mark Johnson, deceased past president from 1997 to 1998 who made a tremendous impact on AAF Dallas. The award is given every year to a member whose beliefs and values align with those demonstrated by Johnson during his years of work for the Dallas Advertising League, now AAF Dallas. These individuals exhibit the greatest commitment to the industry and AAF Dallas through committee involvement, their time and resources invested.
AWARD DESCRIPTION AND CRITERIA
The Mark Johnson AAF Dallas Member of the Year is awarded every year to an AAF Dallas member that exhibits the greatest commitment to the industry and the AAF Dallas through committee involvement, by their time and resources invested, and in their positive impact on the organization. Recipients must have demonstrated those qualities through their commitment to the AAF Dallas, by their professional experiences, by their acts of integrity, and investment in other community activities, especially youth activities (such as Boy Scouts), etc.
GUIDELINES
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Nominees must work in the advertising or associated industries and must be current, active members of the AAF Dallas.
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Nominations can be made from the general membership no later than one month before the AAF Dallas board meeting held prior to the awarding of the Mark Johnson Award.
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The selection committee (comprised of the Immediate Past President, President and 1st Vice President) chooses three (3) members of their choosing and from the open membership nominations for consideration and presents those three to the AAF Dallas board for final selection. Voting is done confidentially and by secret ballot. The finalist is the individual that has the most commitment to the AAF Dallas in their committee involvement, personal time and resources invested, and the positive impact they make on the organization.
PAST REWARD RECIPIENTS
Year Awarded
Member Awarded
Award Date
Award Event
2005
Frank Kopec
June 9, 2005
AdRoast
2006
Sean Jackson
June 1, 2006
AdRoast
2007
Michael Tuggle
October 10, 2007
Eagle Awards
2008
Gayle Boone
June 17, 2008
100 Year Celebration
2009
Angelo Antoline
June 9, 2009
Luncheon
2010
Jennifer Lafond
June 10, 2010
Luncheon
2011
Seth Mitchell
July 11, 2011
Luncheon
2012
Alex Wells
July 10, 2012
Luncheon
2013
James Welsh
June 11, 2013
Luncheon
2014
Sheryl Standifer
June 16, 2014
Luncheon
2015
Larry Brantley
August 11, 2015
Luncheon
2016
Crystal DeMott
August 16, 2016
Luncheon
2017
Frank Kopec
June 13, 2017
Luncheon
2018
Tim Hudson
2018
Luncheon
2019
Sandi Edgar
2019
Luncheon
2020
Rodrigo Maycotte
2020
Shining Stars
2021
Macey Thompson
2021
Shining Stars
MEMBER AND VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION
AAF Dallas is supported by a large team of active community volunteers. We are a diverse team of people from various advertising and marketing backgrounds with an array of experience, education, and professional training. In recognition of their hard work and support of our community, we award a Board Member of the Month and Volunteer of the Month at each of our luncheons.
BOARD MEMBER OF THE MONTH
Board Member of the Month has been awarded to the following individuals:
February 2016, Heather Williams
January 2016, Carrie Miller
December 2015, Crystal DeMott
October 2015, Rich Alfano
September 2015, Candice Paddock
August 2015, Troy Lott
April 2015, Jaime Vazquez
March 2015, Toby Adams
January 2015, Jo Trizila
November 2014, Carrie Miller
October 2014, Crystal DeMott
September 2014, Jason Dove
August 2014, Jordan Lee
VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH
Volunteer of the Month has been awarded to the following individuals:
February 2016, Jesse Chacon
January 2016, Doug Valva
December 2015, Randy Anderson
October 2015, Sherri Moody
September 2015, Ron Kerns
August 2015, Cory Kilduff
April 2015, Katie Hill-Mudd
March 2015, Christianne Knorr
January 2015, Troy Lott
November 2014, Shiraz Sultan
October 2014, Keleigh Milliorn
September 2014, Sherri Moody
August 2014, Shella Kiser